Vocabulary
relating to the moon
Lunar
How many animals make up the lunar year calendar?
12
This country has a population of about 1.4 billion people
China
The Chinese word for _______ sounds similar to surplus, so many people eat it for new years.
Fish
Many younger people receive money in envelopes of this color
Red
a sudden loud sound
bang
2024 is the year of _________ (what animal?)
Dragon
This country hosted the Winter Olympics not too long ago?
Korea
In Korea, people have a special soup containing rice cake formed into this shape
Circle or round
Many people like to light these, which make a loud bang
Firecrackers
to bend your body forward out of respect
to bow
What animal represents the first year of the calendar?
Rat or mouse
In this country you can visit places like Hoi An, Halong Bay, and Da Nang.
Vietnam
A traditional Vietnamese food is ______, wrapped in ______.
Square rice cake…..leaves
Many people give money in certain amounts, often this number, which sounds like the word “prosper”
Eight
to be successful, especially with money
to prosper
The Jade Emporer
This small city-state was formerly a British colony
Singapore
Noodles are traditional good luck food because they represent what?
A long life
You may see a parade with acrobatic dancers dressed up as what?
A dragon or lion
an amount that is more than what you need
a surplus
Name all the lunar new year animals in order
rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig
In 1965, Singapore separated from this country
Malaysia
The Chinese word for this citrus fruit sounds like “wealth”, so it is a popular table display for Chinese New Year
Mandarin orange, mikan orange
In Korea they play a traditional game called yunnori, which is a game played with how many sticks?
Four